Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the People's Republic of China: Negative Preliminary Determination of Circumvention Involving Guatemala, 8840-8841 [2020-03140]
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[FR Doc. 2020–03104 Filed 2–14–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–026; C–570–027]
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel
Products From the People’s Republic
of China: Negative Preliminary
Determination of Circumvention
Involving Guatemala
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that imports of certain corrosionresistant steel products (CORE)
completed in Guatemala are not
circumventing the antidumping duty
(AD) and countervailing duty (CVD)
orders on CORE from the People’s
Republic of China (China) at this time.
DATES: Applicable February 18, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Drew Jackson, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4406.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
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On August 12, 2019, Commerce selfinitiated country-wide anticircumvention inquiries of the China
CORE Orders 1 covering Chinese-origin
hot-rolled steel (HRS) and/or cold-rolled
steel (CRS) exported to various
countries, including Guatemala, for
completion into CORE and subsequently
exported to the United States.2 In the
1 See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Flat
Products from India, Italy, the People’s Republic of
China, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan:
Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Duty
Determination for India and Taiwan, and
Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR 48390 (July 25,
2016); see also Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel
Products from India, Italy, Republic of Korea, and
the People’s Republic of China: Countervailing Duty
Order, 81 FR 48387 (July 25, 2016) (collectively,
China CORE Orders).
2 The notice of initiation subsequently published
in the Federal Register on August 21, 2019. See
Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the
People’s Republic of China: Initiation of AntiCircumvention Inquiries on the Antidumping Duty
and Countervailing Duty Orders, 84 FR 43585
(August 21, 2019) (Initiation Notice) and
accompanying Memorandum, ‘‘Certain CorrosionResistant Steel Products from the People’s Republic
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Initiation Notice, Commerce initiated
the instant anti-circumvention inquiries
based on available information and an
analysis pursuant to section 781(b) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act), and 19 CFR 351.225(h), to
determine whether the importation of
the Chinese-origin HRS or CRS substrate
for completion into CORE in Guatemala
and subsequent exportation of that
CORE to the United States constitutes
circumvention of the China CORE
Orders.
For a complete description of the
record developed since the initiation of
these inquiries, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics
included in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as Appendix
I to this notice. The Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the
Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of
the main Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
and the electronic versions of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
subsequently exported from Guatemala
to the United States.
Scope of the Orders
The products covered by these orders
are certain flat-rolled steel products,
either clad, plated, or coated with
corrosion-resistant metals such as zinc,
aluminum, or zinc-, aluminum-, nickelor iron-based alloys, whether or not
corrugated or painted, varnished,
laminated, or coated with plastics or
other non-metallic substances in
addition to the metallic coating. For a
complete description of the scope of the
orders, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
Public Comment
Scope of the Anti-Circumvention
Inquiries
These anti-circumvention inquiries
cover CORE completed in Guatemala
from HRS or CRS substrate input
manufactured in China and
of China: Initiation of Anti-Circumvention Inquiries
on the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty
Orders,’’ dated August 12, 2019.
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Preliminary Decision
Memorandum for the Anti-Circumvention Inquiries
Involving Guatemala of the Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Orders on Certain CorrosionResistant Steel Products from the People’s Republic
of China,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting these anticircumvention inquiries in accordance
with section 781(b) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.225(h). For a full description of
the methodology underlying
Commerce’s preliminary determination,
see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
Preliminary Finding
As detailed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum, we
preliminarily determine that Ternium
Internacional Guatemala S.A. is neither
producing CORE from Chinese substrate
in Guatemala nor exporting CORE
incorporating Chinese substrate to the
United States at present, or at any point
recent enough to support the concerns
which served as the basis for the
initiation of these inquiries, and thus
action is not appropriate to address
circumvention of the China CORE
Orders, at this time. Accordingly,
Commerce is making a preliminary
negative finding of circumvention of the
China CORE Orders.
Verification
As provided in 19 CFR 351.307,
Commerce intends to verify information
relied upon in making its final
determination.
Case briefs or other written comments
may be submitted to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance no later than seven days
after the date on which the final
verification report is issued in these
anti-circumvention inquiries, unless the
Secretary alters the time limit. Rebuttal
briefs, limited to issues raised in case
briefs, may be submitted no later than
five days after the deadline date for case
briefs.4 Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who
submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in
these anti-circumvention inquiries are
encouraged to submit with each
argument: (1) A statement of the issue;
(2) a brief summary of the argument;
and (3) a table of authorities.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing, limited to issues raised in the
case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a
written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce, within 30 days after the date
4 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303
(for general filing requirements).
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of publication of this notice. Requests
should contain the party’s name,
address, and telephone number, the
number of participants, whether any
participant is a foreign national, and a
list of the issues to be discussed. If a
request for a hearing is made, Commerce
intends to hold the hearing at the U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230, at a time and date to be
determined. Parties should confirm by
telephone the date, time, and location of
the hearing two days before the
scheduled date.
Notification to Interested Parties
This determination is issued and
published in accordance with section
781(b) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.225(f).
Dated: February 7, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix I—List of Topics Discussed in
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Orders
IV. Scope of the Anti-Circumvention
Inquiries
V. Period of Inquiries
VI. Statutory Framework
VII. Anti-Circumvention Determination
VIII. Verification
IX. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Eli
Lovely, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1593.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Background
On August 12, 2019, Commerce selfinitiated country-wide anticircumvention inquiries of the China
CORE Orders 1 covering Chinese-origin
HRS and/or CRS exported to various
countries, including the UAE, for
completion into CORE and subsequently
exported to the United States.2 In the
Initiation Notice, Commerce initiated
the instant anti-circumvention inquiries
based on available information and an
analysis pursuant to section 781(b) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act), and 19 CFR 351.225(h), to
determine whether the importation of
the Chinese-origin HRS or CRS substrate
for completion into CORE in the UAE
and subsequent exportation of that
CORE to the United States constitutes
circumvention of the China CORE
Orders.
For a complete description of the
record developed since the initiation of
these inquiries, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics
included in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as Appendix
I to this notice. The Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
International Trade Administration
[A–570–026; C–570–027]
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel
Products From the People’s Republic
of China: Affirmative Preliminary
Determination of Circumvention
Involving the United Arab Emirates
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that imports of certain corrosionresistant steel products (CORE),
completed in the United Arab Emirates
(the UAE) using hot-rolled steel (HRS)
and/or cold-rolled steel (CRS) flat
products manufactured in the People’s
Republic of China (China), are
circumventing the antidumping duty
(AD) and countervailing duty (CVD)
orders on CORE from China.
DATES: Applicable February 18, 2020.
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AGENCY:
VerDate Sep<11>2014
17:48 Feb 14, 2020
Jkt 250001
1 See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Flat
Products from India, Italy, the People’s Republic of
China, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan:
Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Duty
Determination for India and Taiwan, and
Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR 48390 (July 25,
2016); see also Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel
Products from India, Italy, Republic of Korea, and
the People’s Republic of China: Countervailing Duty
Order, 81 FR 48387 (July 25, 2016) (collectively,
China CORE Orders).
2 The notice of initiation subsequently published
in the Federal Register on August 21, 2019. See
Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the
People’s Republic of China: Initiation of AntiCircumvention Inquiries on the Antidumping Duty
and Countervailing Duty Orders, 84 FR 43585
(August 21, 2019) (Initiation Notice) and
accompanying Memorandum, ‘‘Certain CorrosionResistant Steel Products from the People’s Republic
of China: Initiation of Anti-Circumvention Inquiries
on the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty
Orders,’’ dated August 12, 2019.
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Preliminary Decision
Memorandum for the Anti-Circumvention Inquiry
Involving the United Arab Emirates of the
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the
People’s Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Centralized Electronic Service System
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the
Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of
the main Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
and the electronic versions of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
Scope of the Orders
The products covered by these orders
are certain flat-rolled steel products,
either clad, plated, or coated with
corrosion-resistant metals such as zinc,
aluminum, or zinc-, aluminum-, nickelor iron-based alloys, whether or not
corrugated or painted, varnished,
laminated, or coated with plastics or
other non-metallic substances in
addition to the metallic coating. For a
complete description of the scope of the
orders, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
Scope of the Anti-Circumvention
Inquiries
These anti-circumvention inquiries
cover CORE completed in the UAE from
HRS or CRS substrate input
manufactured in China and
subsequently exported from the UAE to
the United States (merchandise subject
to these inquiries).
Methodology
Commerce is conducting these anticircumvention inquiries in accordance
with section 781(b) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.225(h). Because certain
interested parties did not cooperate to
the best of their abilities in responding
to Commerce’s requests for information,
we have based parts of our preliminary
determination on the facts available,
with adverse inferences, pursuant to
sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act. For
a full description of the methodology
underlying Commerce’s preliminary
determination, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Finding
As detailed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum, we
preliminarily determine that CORE
completed in the UAE from HRS and/
or CRS substrate sourced from China is
circumventing the China CORE Orders.
We therefore preliminarily determine
that it is appropriate to include this
merchandise within the China CORE
Orders and to instruct U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) to suspend
liquidation of any entries of CORE from
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-026; C-570-027]
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the People's
Republic of China: Negative Preliminary Determination of Circumvention
Involving Guatemala
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that imports of certain corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE)
completed in Guatemala are not circumventing the antidumping duty (AD)
and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on CORE from the People's Republic
of China (China) at this time.
DATES: Applicable February 18, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Drew Jackson, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4406.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 12, 2019, Commerce self-initiated country-wide anti-
circumvention inquiries of the China CORE Orders \1\ covering Chinese-
origin hot-rolled steel (HRS) and/or cold-rolled steel (CRS) exported
to various countries, including Guatemala, for completion into CORE and
subsequently exported to the United States.\2\ In the Initiation
Notice, Commerce initiated the instant anti-circumvention inquiries
based on available information and an analysis pursuant to section
781(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
351.225(h), to determine whether the importation of the Chinese-origin
HRS or CRS substrate for completion into CORE in Guatemala and
subsequent exportation of that CORE to the United States constitutes
circumvention of the China CORE Orders.
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\1\ See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Flat Products from
India, Italy, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea,
and Taiwan: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Duty Determination
for India and Taiwan, and Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR 48390 (July
25, 2016); see also Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from
India, Italy, Republic of Korea, and the People's Republic of China:
Countervailing Duty Order, 81 FR 48387 (July 25, 2016)
(collectively, China CORE Orders).
\2\ The notice of initiation subsequently published in the
Federal Register on August 21, 2019. See Corrosion-Resistant Steel
Products from the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Anti-
Circumvention Inquiries on the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing
Duty Orders, 84 FR 43585 (August 21, 2019) (Initiation Notice) and
accompanying Memorandum, ``Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel
Products from the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Anti-
Circumvention Inquiries on the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing
Duty Orders,'' dated August 12, 2019.
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For a complete description of the record developed since the
initiation of these inquiries, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.\3\ A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as Appendix I to this notice. The Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the
Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
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\3\ See Memorandum, ``Preliminary Decision Memorandum for the
Anti-Circumvention Inquiries Involving Guatemala of the Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Orders on Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel
Products from the People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
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Scope of the Orders
The products covered by these orders are certain flat-rolled steel
products, either clad, plated, or coated with corrosion-resistant
metals such as zinc, aluminum, or zinc-, aluminum-, nickel- or iron-
based alloys, whether or not corrugated or painted, varnished,
laminated, or coated with plastics or other non-metallic substances in
addition to the metallic coating. For a complete description of the
scope of the orders, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Scope of the Anti-Circumvention Inquiries
These anti-circumvention inquiries cover CORE completed in
Guatemala from HRS or CRS substrate input manufactured in China and
subsequently exported from Guatemala to the United States.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting these anti-circumvention inquiries in
accordance with section 781(b) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.225(h). For a
full description of the methodology underlying Commerce's preliminary
determination, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Finding
As detailed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, we
preliminarily determine that Ternium Internacional Guatemala S.A. is
neither producing CORE from Chinese substrate in Guatemala nor
exporting CORE incorporating Chinese substrate to the United States at
present, or at any point recent enough to support the concerns which
served as the basis for the initiation of these inquiries, and thus
action is not appropriate to address circumvention of the China CORE
Orders, at this time. Accordingly, Commerce is making a preliminary
negative finding of circumvention of the China CORE Orders.
Verification
As provided in 19 CFR 351.307, Commerce intends to verify
information relied upon in making its final determination.
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than seven
days after the date on which the final verification report is issued in
these anti-circumvention inquiries, unless the Secretary alters the
time limit. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case briefs,
may be submitted no later than five days after the deadline date for
case briefs.\4\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties
who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in these anti-circumvention
inquiries are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement
of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of
authorities.
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\4\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general
filing requirements).
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal
briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days
after the date
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of publication of this notice. Requests should contain the party's
name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants,
whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list of the issues
to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends
to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, at a time and date to be
determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and
location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.
Notification to Interested Parties
This determination is issued and published in accordance with
section 781(b) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.225(f).
Dated: February 7, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Orders
IV. Scope of the Anti-Circumvention Inquiries
V. Period of Inquiries
VI. Statutory Framework
VII. Anti-Circumvention Determination
VIII. Verification
IX. Recommendation
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